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Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Junction Warminster Road and Avenue Road

1

15/06/1944

05:07

V1 struck Warminster Road the first to fall in the Borough of Croydon 5 houses were demolished and 30 severely damaged.

SE25

Croydon

V1

Selhurst

St James Road and Selhurst new road

7

17/06/1944

02:40

V1 in Selhurst New Road demolished 7 houses and caused severe blast damage to surroundings

SE25

Croydon

V1

Upper Norwood

North West side of Ross Road

2

21/06/1944

14:52

V1 in Ross Road . There is a very detailed Croydon Borough Engineers report for the incident which reports "Demolished 36,38,40,22,44 Ross Road and 45 Falkland Park Avenue 32,34,46,48 Ross Road and 37,39,41,43,47,49,51,53 Falkland Park Avenue unstable 24-30 & 50-58 19,21,33,35 Ross Road and 25-35 55 57 59 42-50 Falkland Park Avenue seriously damaged. Blast damage across 1/4 mile radius" It is of interest that the Blast damage in Ross Road and Falkland Park Avenue is undetectable as the Houses were rebuilt in the same style as their Neighbours

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

On railway by Tennison Road Bridge

0

23/06/1944

06:45

V1 in Tennison Road Damage in Merton Road to a lean to timber shed building and premises uses as a store main bldn severe damaged 4 trucks laden with coal damaged by fire and blast

SE25

Croydon

V1

Upper Norwood

West side South Norwood Hill between Whitehorse lane and Ross Road

5

28/06/1944

23:02

V1 on South Norwood Hill. 8 houses demolished and large area of severe blast damage. Small fire under debris

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Denmark Road

6

29/06/1944

06:53

V1 struck Denmark Road, demolishing 5 houses and causing severe damage to 20 more

SE25

Croydon

V1

Upper Norwood

Ross Road opposite Grange Park

0

01/07/1944

07:29

Further V1 in Ross Road causing sever damage to 6 houses and slight damage to 15

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Junction of Lancaster Road and Warminster Road

2

02/07/1944

05:47

The 2nd of 4 V1's to hit the South Norwood Park area. It demolished 6 houses and caused severe damage to 30 more

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Portland Road near Pembury Road

0

04/07/1944

21:58

V1 in Portland Road. It demolished 4 houses and caused severe damage to 30 more

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Estcourt Road

5

05/07/1944

19:08

V1 in Estcourt Road which demolished 6 houses and 40 more were severely damaged

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Dickensons Lane Woodside

0

07/07/1944

21:09

V1 in Dickensons Lane the Fire Brigade reported that "10x12 yards of grass burned. Surrounding property damaged by blast. Hit brickworks. "

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Between Woodvale Avenue Lancaster Road Court Road

6

08/07/1944

21:44

V1 in Woodvale Avenue . It demolished 4 houses and caused severe damage to 40 more

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Corner Harrington road and Albert Road

7

09/07/1944

21:47

V1 in Harrington Road . It demolished 10 houses and caused severe damage to surrounding property.

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Dagnall Park

0

14/07/1944

08:53

V1 in Dagnall Park. 14 houses demoloshed and 40 severely damaged.

SE25

Croydon

V1

Upper Norwood

South East Side Ross Road

0

19/07/1944

13:28

The 3rd V1 to Fall in Ross Road . This one demolished a further 8 houses

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Estcourt Road South Norwood

0

22/07/1944

03:09

The 2nd V1 to Fall in Estcourt Road demolishing 3 houses

SE25

Croydon

V1

South Norwood

Junction Warminster and Avenue Road

1

11/08/1944

07:42

The 4th of 4 V1's to fall in the South Norwood Park Incident. This one hit Warminster Road demolishing 10 houses.

SE25

Croydon

V2

South Norwood

Sunnybanks

6

20/10/1944

20:15

This was the sole V2 in the area a direct hit on 9-10 Regina Road Sunnybanks. IT has been reported that "Exploded under the foundations with such as force that the houses simply disappeared leaving behind only a water filled crater 23 feet in diameter and 14 feet deep"